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		<title>Happy SysAdmin Day! We’re giving away GFI Superhero T-shirts</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jul 2013 11:18:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Surprise, surprise! All the GFI sys admins started SysAdmin Day on a well-deserved happy note as the offices gave them a GFI Superhero T-shirt each.  Here’s a collage of the few who weren’t camera-shy: And we’re not stopping there. Knowing &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Surprise, surprise! All the GFI sys admins started SysAdmin Day on a well-deserved happy note as the offices gave them a GFI Superhero T-shirt each.  Here’s a collage of the few who weren’t camera-shy:<span id="more-10730"></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Sys-Admin-Day5.jpg"><img class="aligncenter  wp-image-10731" alt="Sys Admin Day5" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Sys-Admin-Day5.jpg" width="506" height="242" /></a></p>
<p>And we’re not stopping there. Knowing most of our followers are sys admins we thought of ordering another <del>50</del> 150 GFI Superhero T-shirts… That’s right, you can celebrate with us and get your own free T-shirt!</p>
<p><b>Here’s how:</b></p>
<p>It’s really simple. We’re giving away a GFI Superhero T-shirt (like the ones in the picture) to the first <del>50</del> 150 sys admins who participate in our competition – all you need to do is <a href="https://gfi.wufoo.com/forms/gfi-sys-admin-day-competition/">complete this form</a>!</p>
<p><b>Dates:</b></p>
<p>Registration opens now and we will update this blog post when we’ve received 50 complete forms.</p>
<p><b>The all-important small print:</b></p>
<p>Before you do that though, be sure to read our <i>Terms and conditions</i> – it’s very important that you follow these, as you could be disqualified if any of these rules are infringed. Having said that, good luck to all and…</p>
<h2 align="center"><b>HAPPY SYSADMIN DAY!</b><b> </b></h2>
<p><b>Terms and conditions:</b></p>
<ul>
<li>The first <del>50</del> 150 complete forms will each win a GFI Superhero T-shirt (as shown in image above)</li>
<li>GFI Software employees and their families cannot participate in this competition</li>
<li>All entrants must be sys admins; non sys admins will not be considered for the prize</li>
<li>Winners will be notified by email</li>
<li>GFI is not responsible for the timeliness of the prize dispatch T-shirts are available in Small, Medium, Large, X-Large and XX-Large</li>
<li>Upon contacting the winner/s, if no reply is received within a week (7 days), GFI retains the right to choose another entry</li>
<li>Whilst GFI does its utmost to ensure that all prizes are delivered in a timely fashion the company does not retain responsibility for any prizes that are lost/stolen in the mail</li>
<li>Any incomplete or irrelevant entries or entries that do not comply with these <i>Terms and conditions </i>will not be eligible to win</li>
<li>Prizes are as described and cannot be substituted for cash.</li>
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		<title>26 Ways to Say &#8216;Happy SysAdmin Day!&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 12:37:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around the world and across the Internet, July 26 is known as SysAdmin Day. For 14 years, the last Friday in July has been set aside as a way for users to show a little appreciation for the SysAdmins that &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FBSysAdminWeekday4.jpg"><img class=" wp-image-10726 alignright" style="border: 0px solid black; margin: 10px;" alt="FBSysAdminWeekday4" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/FBSysAdminWeekday4-300x300.jpg" width="240" height="240" /></a>Around the world and across the Internet, July 26 is known as SysAdmin Day. For 14 years, the last Friday in July has been set aside as a way for users to show a little appreciation for the SysAdmins that keep their systems running, their email free of spam, and their ability to Like comments intact. Consider that your own SysAdmins deserve a little show of appreciation.</p>
<p>To say “thank you”, here’s a list of 26 simple ways you can show your appreciation for those unsung heroes that toil away to keep the servers humming and the tubes unclogged. Some of these are low cost gestures; others might be something the boss should cover or the office should take up a collection, but all are guaranteed to put a smile on the face of that favourite SysAdmin of yours, on the one day a year where you know better than to drop a broken machine off or open a last minute helpdesk ticket.<span id="more-10725"></span></p>
<h2>1.      A card</h2>
<p>When you care enough to send the very best, but you don’t have a lot of money to invest, a nice card at least shows some thought. Just make sure it is a card themed around IT, general geekiness, or otherwise shows that you didn’t pull one out of a card drawer because you forgot about it.</p>
<h2>2.      Coffee shop gift cards</h2>
<p>Whether your SysAdmin’s favourite brew comes from Starbucks or the local shop down the street, a gift card is the gift that keeps on giving, or at least for a couple of cups of really good Joe.</p>
<h2>3.      Mobile store gift cards</h2>
<p>If coffee isn’t their thing, you can bet a gift card to the iTunes Store, Google Marketplace, or Windows Store will be appreciated. Find out what kind of phone they have and get the card to right shop and you can bet that by the end of the day they will have a couple of new apps to try out.</p>
<h2>4.      Amazon gift cards</h2>
<p>While this may be the fallback of last resort, even people ten years in the grave can find <i>something</i> at Amazon that they want.</p>
<h2>5.      Lunch</h2>
<p>You’d be amazed at how far a nice lunch can go towards saying thank you, especially since that SysAdmin usually eats lunch at their desk because there is so much work to do. Whether it’s a one on one affair, or you make it a team event, just providing them the opportunity and excuse to see the sun at least for one day a year is a great gesture to make.</p>
<h2>6.      Dinner</h2>
<p>Better still, buy your SysAdmin dinner, by getting him or her a gift card at a nice restaurant so they can take their significant other out for a nice meal. Remember, every time you call your SysAdmin after hours to fix something, you are impacting their family too. <i>Thank You</i>s should extend to them as well.</p>
<h2>7.      A red Swingline stapler</h2>
<p>The icon of geek and snarkiness, the <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/61b7/?srp=6">Red Swingline Stapler</a> is something every SysAdmin will love.</p>
<h2>8.      TV Show or movie-themed swag</h2>
<p>With a simple conversation, you can quickly find out what your SysAdmin’s favourite sci-fi TV show or movie is, and then a quick visit to ThinkGeek will provide you with tons of options for low cost, but very cool, thank you gifts. Very few adults will ever buy themselves a Sonic Screwdriver, but secretly, we <i>all </i> want one!</p>
<h2>9.      Poster</h2>
<p>Use the same recon skills as above, but this time visit Amazon for cool movie posters or other theme art so your SysAdmin can pimp their cube in style.</p>
<h2>10. A Pizza party</h2>
<p>Here’s one the whole office can enjoy, and EVERYONE loves pizza. And since SysAdmin’s day is on a Friday, it’s a perfect fit for the day.</p>
<h2>11. Light Dims LED Light Blocker</h2>
<p>These cool little stickers dim otherwise overly bright lights, and can be applied to TVs, monitors, UPS systems, alarm clocks, or any other status light that needs to be seen, but is just a bit too blinding for most. Check them out at: <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/eeb6/?srp=1">http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/eeb6/?srp=1</a></p>
<h2>12. Hacking putty</h2>
<p>Part silly putty, part play-dough, part caulk, and completely awesome &#8211; <a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e976/?pfm=Search&amp;t=hacking%20putty">Hacking Putty</a> can be used to fix or enhance almost anything.</p>
<h2>13. Star Trek TOS Phaser Laser Pointer</h2>
<p>Anyone who needs to demonstrate or point out anything needs a laser pointer, and every SysAdmin has pretended that they had a phaser when they were using one. Here’s a gift that says thank you with a nod to having fun: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/1124/?srp=2</p>
<h2>14. Zombies are in</h2>
<p>Did you know that Zombies are “in” right now? Anything from the Walking Dead to World War Z to remakes of George Romero movies are selling like mad right now, and thank you gifts that play into this will bring a smile and a chuckle to any SysAdmin’s face.</p>
<h2>15. Powerstrip with USB</h2>
<p>Every single person that sees one of these in action wants one. Get on your SysAdmin’s special list with this as a thank you: http://www.amazon.com/Outlets-To-Power-Strip-USB/dp/B0018MEBNG/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1374538925&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=power+strip+usb</p>
<h2>16. Bawls</h2>
<p>Long hours mean a need for caffeine and sometimes coffee just won’t cut it. A case of <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Bawls-Guarana-Case-24-Bottles/dp/B001KJK2PI/ref=sr_1_cc_2?s=aps&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1374538955&amp;sr=1-2-catcorr&amp;keywords=bawls">Bawls</a> is a delicious and refreshing way to hold of sleepiness during those late night changes.</p>
<h2>17. Caffeinated mints</h2>
<p>And these can not only fight off fatigue, but bad breath as well. It’s a multitasker, and any SysAdmin will appreciate that!</p>
<h2>18. Herbal Tea collection</h2>
<p>Of course, too much caffeine can be a bad thing. Many SysAdmins have discovered the benefits and the deliciousness of a good cuppa, and herbal teas can help you relax without hyping you up. Show your SysAdmin you care without feeding their addiction.</p>
<h2>19. Emergency battery</h2>
<p>Everyone needs more power, and when your cell phone is dying, nothing is more helpful than some emergency power. USB batteries come in a variety of sizes and capacities, and can save the day time and again.</p>
<h2>20. A really cool coffee mug</h2>
<p>Can you tell coffee is a big deal to SysAdmins. A cool coffee mug makes a statement, and can also handle those herbal teas. Look for one that plays to the TV or movie tie in for bonus points.</p>
<h2>21. Anything by Neil Stephenson</h2>
<p>A SysAdmin’s folk hero, anything that Neil Stephenson was involved in creating will be a greatly appreciated gesture, and you will go up at least five points in the recipient’s opinion.</p>
<h2>22. Like/Dislike stamp set</h2>
<p>Even SysAdmins who aren’t on Facebook will love these. I bet they will even use them on their TPS reports: http://www.thinkgeek.com/product/e5f5/</p>
<h2>23. Cable organizers set</h2>
<p>Velcro is so over. The new hotness is cable organization using silicone polymers and oddly-shaped, brightly colored widgets to keep cables in place, bound together, or otherwise organized.</p>
<h2>24. Paracord survival bracelet</h2>
<p>Everyone wants one… but many people think they will look silly if they buy one for themselves. Help your SysAdmin get past that mental block. If disaster ever strikes, you know they will know how to McGyver something out of the bracelet to save you all – or at least, your email.</p>
<h2>25. Beer</h2>
<p>Free speech, free beer, it’s all good. Find out their favorite and get them a case. It’s the kind of gift that says…you work your #$(&amp; off, thanks, now have a cold one!</p>
<h2>26. Programmable LED light</h2>
<p>The last on our list has no practical value, which is one reason no SysAdmin will ever buy it for themselves… but they are so cool! Replacing their desk lamp with this bulb will add new factors to coolness, and help them stay awake during those interminable conference calls: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/HitLights-BlueLux-Changing-Quality-Feature/dp/B005SHR2C4/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk">http://www.amazon.com/HitLights-BlueLux-Changing-Quality-Feature/dp/B005SHR2C4/ref=cm_cr_dp_asin_lnk</a></p>
<p>Twenty-six ways to say thank you to a SysAdmin that toils indefatigably for you 24/7/365. It’s one day a year that you get to really show your gratitude to them, so pick one from the list above, and remember your SysAdmin this Friday!</p>
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		<title>SysAdmin Day: We’re Taking it to Another Level!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 13:56:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In case it wasn’t clear enough last year, we love sys admins and SysAdmin Day is very important to us. So we decided to turn SysAdmin Day into SysAdmin Week – because one day is really not enough! Throughout this week, &#8230;]]></description>
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<p>In case it wasn’t clear enough <a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/47-reasons-to-thank-a-sysadmin/">last year</a>, we love sys admins and SysAdmin Day is very important to us.</p>
<p>So we decided to turn SysAdmin Day into SysAdmin Week – because one day is really not enough! Throughout this week, we’ll be publishing a daily post designed specifically for you – from free tools, to tips, tricks of the trade and more (but we can’t divulge any secrets yet).</p>
<p>Stay tuned on our social media pages and TalkTechToMe!</p>
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		<title>The Latest News from the GFI Cloud Team</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:18:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Jackie Wake, product marketing manager for GFI Cloud, is back with exciting news about more features in the latest version released today. Q: Tell us about the latest release of GFI Cloud? Today’s release launches a new area in GFI &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_10535" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Jackie_at_desk_May2013.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10535 " alt="Jackie Wake, Product Marketing Manager for GFI Cloud" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Jackie_at_desk_May2013-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jackie Wake, Product Marketing Manager for GFI Cloud</p></div>
<p><i>Jackie Wake, product marketing manager for GFI Cloud, is back with exciting news about more features in the latest version released today.<span id="more-10670"></span></i></p>
<h2>Q: Tell us about the latest release of GFI Cloud?<b><i></i></b></h2>
<p>Today’s release launches a new area in GFI Cloud for <b>reports.  </b>From the same centralized console accessible at <a href="http://www.gficloud.com/">www.gficloud.com</a>, IT administrators can now generate reports for GFI Cloud’s services for antivirus, patch management and asset tracking.</p>
<h2>Q: What reports are included?</h2>
<p>These are the reports that have been most<b> requested by our customer base; </b>they enable IT admins to:</p>
<ul>
<li>See at a glance the <b>current status of antivirus protection</b> in their business and show the value of the service being delivered by IT.</li>
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<ul>
<li>Easily spot and analyze <b>trends in antivirus threats to their network</b>, such as the top threats detected or computers which are at most risk<b>; </b>so they can take preventative actions and improve security.</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li>Spot and analyze <b>trends in missing patches</b>, so they can take action and address areas where they are particularly vulnerable.</li>
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<ul>
<li>Generate a <b>detailed inventory list</b> to know what is on their network, with easy reference to key asset information, such as IP and MAC addresses.  Identifying devices with outdated operating systems is as simple as running a report with GFI Cloud.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Q: Why do I need reports in GFI Cloud?</h2>
<p>If done well, much of the work of a smooth-running IT department can be invisible to the business; as far as they can see their environment ‘has no problems that need fixing’.  Instead of feeling fantastic about the health and performance of their environment questions, the value IT is providing to the business could be questioned.</p>
<p>Reporting in GFI Cloud is useful to the IT department, in terms of better decision-making, and to the company because it can provide insight, in a structured and digestible format, on the work IT does.  In no time, management can start to recognize that ‘everything working’ and ‘staff being consistently productive’ is a result of the IT department’s true value and work – and use of technology.</p>
<p>You can now report on the activities and state of the servers, workstations and laptops you manage, if you work from the office, from home or even in a remote location.</p>
<p>With quick and easy access to key reports for antivirus, patch management and asset tracking, you have the management information you need to help improve network security, run IT more efficiently and effectively and, why not, get some well-deserved kudos for you and your team.</p>
<h2>Q: Any other reports planned?</h2>
<p>Yes &#8211; this is just the beginning… There has been a strong demand by our subscriber base that GFI Cloud gives them the ability to generate reports. We will be adding more reports to each new release of GFI Cloud, and as we continue to understand what reports are of most value to our customers and their organization.</p>
<p>We are delivering the top reports requested by customers in this release and will add even more on a regular basis, in small batches.</p>
<p>Customers can tell us what reports they’d like to see in GFI Cloud by giving us feedback directly using the Feedback button on the upper right section in the GFI cloud web console.</p>
<h2>Q: Anything else of note in this release?</h2>
<p>Yes. Monitoring in GFI Cloud is enhanced with the addition of a <b>new event log check </b>detecting and alerting on conditions set by you.  Highly configurable, this enables you to <b>monitor and manage the health of key business applications</b>, to keep them running efficiently<b>.</b></p>
<p>We’ve also made the installation of GFI Cloud’s Antivirus even simpler and cleaner, with a<b> smoother transition when a pre-installed AV is removed</b>. We’ve made it quicker and easier to deploy the GFI Cloud agent with <b>proxy details as part of the MSI installer</b>.</p>
<h2>Q: Where can I check it out?<b><i></i></b></h2>
<p>You can start a <a href="http://www.gficloud.com/land/gfi-cloud-unified/?adv=13558&amp;loc=41">free 30-day trial of GFI Cloud</a> today and see for yourself how easy it is to manage your company’s IT, with one place to monitor and protect your IT network, wherever you are.  Watch our <a href="http://youtu.be/FALGzP9HJio">short video</a> for a round-up of some of the great features added to GFI Cloud this year.</p>
<p><strong><i>Do you want to learn more about this product? <a href="http://www.gficloud.com/?adv=13558&amp;loc=41">Visit our website</a></i><i> to find how GFI Cloud simplifies IT management with one centralized view of antivirus, workstation and server monitoring, patch management and asset tracking across all your servers, PCs and laptops on the move!</i></strong></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the past month or so, you must have heard about the National Security Agency (NSA) contractor that allegedly leaked data from the NSA regarding surveillance programs being conducted by the agency. Edward &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ESECPrime.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-10651" style="border: 0px solid black; margin: 10px;" alt="Endpoint security" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ESECPrime.jpg" width="269" height="184" /></a>Unless you’ve been sleeping under a rock for the past month or so, you must have heard about the National Security Agency (NSA) contractor that allegedly leaked data from the NSA regarding surveillance programs being conducted by the agency. Edward Snowden may be considered by some to be a hero, others to be a traitor, but what we can be sure of is that he was an authorized administrator who had access to confidential information, and he breached that trust. What you may have missed is how he did it.<span id="more-10650"></span></p>
<p>According to the <i>Los Angeles Times</i> citing anonymous sources familiar with the official investigation, Snowden used a USB drive to remove the data from the NSA. Apparently he simply made a copy of files to which he had access, and then just walked them out the door. While the NSA, like so many corporations today, has a policy against using USB drives, authorized administrators can use them when necessary. We all know that there are many tools available for download that work from USB, admins might use a thumb drive to apply firmware updates or to install new drivers, and any one of hundreds of other valid reasons for an admin to use such a flash drive. Apparently the NSA needs a little more than just a written policy. But they are far from alone in this.</p>
<p>According to a study by the Ponemon Institute published about two years ago that surveyed over 700 IT pros, 70% of businesses that lost sensitive or confidential data could attribute that loss in at least some fashion to the use of USB flash drives. While more than half were attributed to malware introduced onto systems from flash drives, 45% of the incidents came from lost, stolen, or misappropriated devices. Of the same study, while about half of the respondents indicated that their company had a policy regarding USB flash drives, less than half of those who do have technical means to enforce policy.</p>
<p>USB flash drives have also been implicated in security incidents at two US power plants last year. <a href="http://www.dailytech.com/Two+US+Power+Plants+Infected+With+USB+Malware+Last+Year/article29682.htm">ISC-CERT reported</a> that in two separate incidents, a USB flash drive containing malware was connected to a computer within a power plant, which then spread to other systems. In the more extreme case, the plant restart was delayed by almost three weeks as a result of the malware infection.</p>
<p>Earlier this year, <a href="https://www.privacyassociation.org/publications/2013_01_17_utah_health_usb_stick_lost_breach_costs_processor_94_million">a USB flash drive containing NPI for some 6000 citizens in Utah was lost</a>. While Social Security numbers were not included in the lost data, the State still needs to undertake measures to protect the affected individuals. This loss of data by a third party contractor comes on the heels of a previous breach that led to the resignation of the State’s CIO, and appears to portend serious legal issues for the contractor as the State plans to pursue “whatever financial or contractual remedies are available in order to ensure GHS [Gold Health Systems] is held accountable for this serious mistake.”</p>
<p>These anecdotes all have a common theme – USB flash drives are dangerous. While they are great tools in the right hands and used for the right purposes, the risks they present to critical systems and sensitive data cannot be ignored. A government’s secrets were made public. Critical infrastructure systems were compromised. Individuals’ personal information has been stolen. The risks outweigh the benefits of these devices, and permitting their unrestricted use is just too dangerous. Loss of data, serious downtime, legal actions, and loss of jobs are all common themes. Written policies are required, but do not go far enough to protect companies from the threats.</p>
<p>What companies need is endpoint security. There are a number of technical measures that endpoint security solutions can employ to protect businesses from the risks presented by USB flash drives, while still enabling their legitimate use. No one wants to completely ban them from any and all uses, considering how beneficial they can be. Endpoint security allows you to use USB drives, just in a safe and secure manner. Endpoint security solutions first and foremost can enforce encryption for all portable devices. That way, if a flash drive is ever lost or stolen, the data stored on the device is safe from prying eyes.</p>
<p>There’s far more to endpoint security than just encryption though. Endpoint security can log and audit all uses of portable media, and enforce data-loss prevention (DLP) measures that can scan data for things like Social Security numbers or credit card numbers to ensure that sensitive data is not moved to portable media, or that it can only be moved to secure media by authorized personnel. That way, just because a user can access the data on the network, they cannot transport that data away unless specifically allowed to do so. And if they are authorized, you have an audit log that tells you exactly what files were copied to the portable media.</p>
<p>Endpoint security can also provide real-time status monitoring of all the systems on your network, automatically enabling protection to new machines that join your domain.</p>
<p>Now that you are aware of, and no doubt very interested in, endpoint security, make sure you look at products that are compatible with all your operating systems, including Windows 8 and Server 2012, and that can apply policy based on your existing Active Directory so that you can leverage and protect your existing investments.</p>
<p>USB flash drives are extremely useful, valuable tools when used properly. <a href="http://www.gfi.com/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/gfi-endpointsecurity?adv=13558&amp;loc=40">Endpoint security solutions</a> can help to make sure that your written policies around the safe and secure use of these devices is enforced technically to keep your data safe, and your company off the front page news. Endpoint security is the right way to secure your company against the threats USB flash drives present, while still enabling you to use them.</p>
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		<title>Computing Security Awards 2013 Nominations Now Open!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2013 16:59:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The nominations for the 2013 Computing Security Awards are now open! Now in their fourth year, these awards are highly respected by end users and vendors, and honor vendors, like GFI®, for their efforts to provide products and solutions that &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Computing-Security-Awards.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-10633" style="border: 0px solid black; margin: 10px;" alt="Computing Security Awards" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Computing-Security-Awards-300x300.jpg" width="240" height="240" /></a>The nominations for the 2013 Computing Security Awards are now open!<span id="more-10632"></span></p>
<p>Now in their fourth year, these awards are highly respected by end users and vendors, and honor vendors, like GFI®, for their efforts to provide products and solutions that help companies combat IT security threats. Last year, GFI won two awards in recognition of our efforts to help small and mid-sized businesses improve their security – VIPRE® Business Premium™ was awarded the <em>Anti Malware Solution of the Year</em> and GFI Cloud™ the <em>New Product of the Year</em> award.</p>
<p>If you like our products visit <a href="http://www.computingsecurityawards.co.uk/">http://www.computingsecurityawards.co.uk/</a>, choose a relevant category and add your nomination.</p>
<p>We encourage you to nominate GFI and share the link to the nomination page with your colleagues.</p>
<p>Hurry up though, nominations close on 29 July!</p>
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		<title>What’s New in GFI WebMonitor®</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:49:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[David Attard, Product Manager for GFI WebMonitor, talks about what’s new in GFI WebMonitor 2013. Q: What’s special about the latest version of GFI WebMonitor? A: We have enabled web filtering using agents in the latest version of GFI WebMonitor. Basically, &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_9396" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/david-attard.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-9396" alt="David Attard, Product Manager for GFI WebMonitor" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/david-attard-300x199.jpg" width="300" height="199" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">David Attard, Product Manager for GFI WebMonitor</p></div>
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David Attard, Product Manager for GFI WebMonitor, talks about what’s new in GFI WebMonitor 2013.<span id="more-10589"></span><br />
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<h2><b>Q: What’s special about the latest version of GFI WebMonitor?</b></h2>
<p><b>A:</b> We have enabled web filtering using agents in the latest version of GFI WebMonitor. Basically, a small version of the GFI WebMonitor server is installed on business assets such as laptops and notebooks. This enables the administrator to monitor and block web activity on assets that are not connected to the corporate network. A lot of employees have a company laptop that they take home with them or on their travels. Since these are company owned, we recommend that they are protected even when ‘roaming’, that is away from the office. The level of protection for company assets is the same with the GFI WebMonitor agent whether they are on the network or not.</p>
<h2><b>Q: What if I don’t want to have the same level of blocking at the office and when the user is at home?</b></h2>
<p><b>A:</b> You don’t have to. You can create different policies for users in the office and when they are working at home or elsewhere. Although you can choose to block, for example, Facebook for certain users in the office, there is no harm in allowing access Facebook on the company’s assets when they are at home or travelling. On the other hand, some “personal” browsing should always be blocked. Apart from adult material, you should always block those websites that may cause security issues. GFI WebMonitor provides several security related categories and others such as Hate and racism, Violence, Illegal, Gross and Cheating.</p>
<h2><b>Q. How does the filtering occur? What changes do I need to make to my network infrastructure?</b></h2>
<p><b>A:</b> The GFI WebMonitor agent is a self-contained, small footprint version of the web filtering functionality. It uses the WebGrade categorization service in the cloud to determine the category and reputation of a website. Once that information has been obtained, the policies in place for that user are checked to see if the request to access a website should be allowed or denied. This ensures that the agent does not need to be routed through the on-premise serve when users are browsing, thereby reducing the risk of network bottlenecks. This ensures that no changes in the network infrastructure are necessary, and no internal services need to be exposed outside of the firewall.</p>
<h2><b>Q. Are websites accessed over HTTPS also monitored and filtered?</b></h2>
<p><b>A:</b> Yes, the GFI WebMonitor agent can monitor and block websites which use HTTPS. This is done using technology that does not intrude on the privacy and security considerations when browsing HTTPS sites.</p>
<h2><b>Q. Does the agent have an impact on browsing?</b></h2>
<p><b>A:</b> Although in theory there is an impact on browsing, it is minimal. GFI WebMonitor agents caches (stores a local version) many of the categorizations requests for websites which are visited often so that the web browsing experience is not impacted negatively.</p>
<h2><b>Q: Are there any other updates in GFI WebMonitor?</b></h2>
<p><b>A:</b> Yes. GFI WebMonitor (server) now allows you to use hosted email servers to send email notifications. This means that customers who are not using their own email servers can also make use of the monitoring, bandwidth, security and other alerts in GFI WebMonitor. Performance has been optimized as well to reduce the overall impact of the service particularly when there are large numbers of simultaneous users. The configuration of logging capabilities and the ability to monitor full URLs visited by users have been improved.</p>
<p><em><strong>Want to learn more about this product? Check out <a href="http://www.gfi.com/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/gfi-webmonitor">GFI WebMonitor</a> and find out how you can get even more from web monitoring solution, or register for a <a href="http://www.gfi.com/products-and-solutions/network-security-solutions/gfi-webmonitor/webmon-selection-download">free trial</a> and give it a spin today!</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Why Cloud-based IT Management Is “It” for IT</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 15:00:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The big trend in IT from the do-it-yourself business owner to the enterprise is cloud-based IT management. It’s not just because “the cloud” is the big buzzword and no one wants to be left behind. It’s because cloud-based IT management &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cloud-based-IT-Management2.jpg"><img class="alignright size-medium wp-image-10550" alt="Cloud-based IT Management2" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cloud-based-IT-Management2-300x205.jpg" width="300" height="205" /></a>The big trend in IT from the do-it-yourself business owner to the enterprise is cloud-based IT management. It’s not just because “the cloud” is the big buzzword and no one wants to be left behind. It’s because cloud-based IT management makes sense. It can save you money, save you time, and provide you with access to software that would otherwise be out of reach. Let’s take a look at some of the things that make cloud-based IT management the next big thing for IT teams.<span id="more-10549"></span></p>
<h2>No Up-front capital investment</h2>
<p>Imaging deploying a complete solution to monitor your critical systems, maintain antivirus, keep business applications up-to-date, provide remote access, or track your IT assets without paying a dime up front; no capital expenditures, no need to look at a diminishing pool of capital to try and figure out which systems can go just one more year before you can upgrade them. For many businesses, the biggest benefit of using a cloud-based IT management solution is really the smallest part of it…the price to get started. Cloud-based IT management solutions have all the infrastructure in place, so you don’t have to buy anything. Low cost subscriptions are the way to go, and many companies can treat these as operational expenses, rather than capital expenditures.</p>
<h2>No infrastructure</h2>
<p>Imagine deploying a new service without having to build servers, provision storage, obtain licenses or configure databases and scripts. Whether you are looking to a cloud-based IT management solution for patching your software, monitoring servers, maintaining antivirus, or managing IT assets, there’s no infrastructure to build out.</p>
<h2>No administrative overhead</h2>
<p>When you go with a cloud-based IT management solution, you get access to all of the software, with none of the servicing. You don’t have to task your team to perform backups, arrange maintenance windows for patching, or ensure your team is cross-trained in the setup and configuration. Your vendor has all that covered, so you can just consume the software services you need.</p>
<h2>24/7/365 availability</h2>
<p>One of the big advantages of going with a cloud-based IT management provider is that they scale. They have already covered the investments and infrastructure necessary to ensure that the software services they offer are redundant and highly available. You get an SLA without having to worry about server clusters, multiple datacenters, backups, redundant Internet connections, and all the other things that go into ensuring a service is ready.</p>
<h2>Focus on the what, not the how</h2>
<p>Too many times, companies spend more energy in trying to figure out <i>how</i> to do something, than in actually doing it. Cloud-based IT management has the how covered. Whether you are looking at patching, antivirus, system monitoring, or remote management, your vendor of choice has taken care of the how so that you can focus on the what-as in, what software do you need. What systems do you want to monitor. What actions or alerts do you want to trigger if a threshold is crossed. Rather than spending months on the planning and deployment, you can be up and running in hours, managing and securing your company’s IT.</p>
<h2>Pay for what you need</h2>
<p>Most cloud-based IT management services charge on a per user, or per machine, basis. Since the services are cloud based, you don’t have to worry about capacity. As your company grows, you can add more devices to your software service based on just what you need. It’s the perfect solutions for companies that aren’t frozen in time, or size.</p>
<p>With all the benefits that cloud-based IT management offers to business from sole proprietorships to enterprises, it’s no wonder that so many are moving to these cloud services as the perfect solution for their IT management needs. The best ones offer free trials, so you know it’s going to be easy for you to test them out for yourself, in your own environment. Once you see what cloud-based IT management can do for you, it will be an even easier decision for you to make.</p>
<p><strong><em>Check out <a href="http://www.gficloud.com/?adv=13558&amp;loc=37	">cloud-based IT management</a>, to help you maintain your company’s systems, your budget, and your sanity; or <a href="https://www.gficloud.com/signupform/signup/?adv=13558&amp;loc=36">try it out for free</a> today!</em></strong></p>
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		<title>June Webcast Line-Up</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every month we organize some exciting webcasts that cover a variety of topics – have a look at this month’s line-up and sign up for what best suits your needs! Spotlight on GFI MailArchiver® APAC Date: June 3, 2013 – &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/GFI-webcast_evolved_JAN13.jpg"><img class="alignright  wp-image-10258" style="margin: 10px; border: 0px solid black;" alt="GFI webcasts" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/GFI-webcast_evolved_JAN13.jpg" width="192" height="180" /></a>Every month we organize some exciting webcasts that cover a variety of topics – have a look at this month’s line-up and sign up for what best suits your needs!<span id="more-10546"></span></p>
<h2>Spotlight on GFI MailArchiver®</h2>
<p><b>APAC Date: June 3, 2013 – Time: 9:30 a.m. IST / 12:00 p.m. CST / 2:00 p.m. AEST / 4:00 p.m. NZST<br />
<b><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/661219345">Register now</a></b><br />
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<p>Discover how GFI MailArchiver can reduce legal risk, save time and minimize costs by providing anytime access to your complete email history in a secure, central store and eliminating the need for PST files and email backups.</p>
<h2>Spotlight on GFI WebMonitor®</h2>
<p><b>APAC Date: June 4, 2013 – Time: 9:30 a.m. IST / 12:00 p.m. CST / 2:00 p.m. AEST / 4:00 p.m. NZST<br />
<b><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/485948352">Register now</a></b><br />
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<p>Discover how GFI WebMonitor boosts employee productivity, reduces bandwidth consumption and better protects users from malicious content. GFI WebMonitor gives you complete, automated Internet access control to monitor what users are browsing and downloading. Internet monitoring software provides network administrators with the tools that enable them to monitor employees&#8217; web browsing to ensure that any files downloaded are free of malware and other threats. GFI WebMonitor agents ensure that users are protected both within the network and when they are on-the-go.</p>
<h2>Spotlight on GFI Cloud<b>™</b></h2>
<p><b>June 11, 2013 – Time: 9:00 a.m. PST / 12:00 p.m. EDT / 5:00 p.m. BST / 6:00 p.m. CET<br />
<a href="https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5934429642229175552">Register now</a></b></p>
<p><b>DACH Date: June 13, 2013 – Time 3:00 p.m. CET<br />
<a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/255813225">Register now</a></b></p>
<p><b>APAC Date: June 21, 2013 – Time: 9:30 a.m. IST / 12:00 p.m. CST / 2:00 p.m. AEST / 4:00 p.m. NZST<br />
</b><b><a href="https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/208971657">Register now</a></b></p>
<p>Discover how easily GFI Cloud gives IT managers and admins control of their company’s IT, whether workstations are on or off the business network. Easy to set up, it’s simple, web-based interface offers patch management, antivirus, asset tracking, workstation and server monitoring and remote control from one unified platform. Find out why GFI Cloud is the easy and affordable way to stay on top of IT.<b></b></p>
<p>*GFI Cloud services are currently available for trial and purchase in the Americas, UK, Benelux, Nordics, Australia, New Zealand, DACH, South Africa and Mauritius.</p>
<h2>Creating a Lead Generation Plan for Your MSP</h2>
<p><b>US Date: June 20, 2013 – Time: 11:00 a.m. US EDT<br />
<a href="https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/567610502">Register now</a></b></p>
<p>Do you find it difficult to find new business for your MSP? In this webinar, MSP Consultant Richard Tubb shows you how to build a lead generation plan that will consistently deliver new business opportunities to enable your MSP business to grow!</p>
<p><em><b>Seats fill up fast, so be sure to register today!</b></em></p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 15:31:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Goggi</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s barely a month since the last release of GFI Cloud and yet it is back with more. In this Q&#38;A style interview, Jackie Wake, Product Marketing Manager for GFI Cloud, tells us more about the various changes in the &#8230;]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_10535" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Jackie_at_desk_May2013.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-10535 " alt="Jackie Wake, Product Marketing Manager for GFI Cloud" src="http://www.gfi.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Jackie_at_desk_May2013-300x225.jpg" width="300" height="225" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Jackie Wake, Product Marketing Manager for<br />GFI Cloud</p></div>
<p><i>It’s barely a month since the last release of GFI Cloud and yet it is back with more. In this Q&amp;A style interview, Jackie Wake, Product Marketing Manager for GFI Cloud, tells us more about the various changes in the latest version released today.<span id="more-10534"></span></i></p>
<h2>Q: Tell us about the latest release?<b><i></i></b></h2>
<p>Following the launch of Patch Management, a new service from GFI Cloud, last month, today’s release sees more features and more value added across the platform.</p>
<h2>Q: What are the highlights?</h2>
<p>First and foremost, we are <b>detecting more malware</b>, even the hardest-to-detect, with GFI Cloud’s Antivirus now powered by <b>VIPRE 6.2</b>.  Recently winning the <a href="http://www.gficloud.com/uploads/ThreatTrack-Apr2013.pdf">Virus Bulletin VB100 award</a> this upgraded antivirus engine also offers significant <b>performance and stability improvements</b>, ensuring that GFI Cloud’s Antivirus remains <b>light on system resources.</b></p>
<p>In addition to this, we are <b>saving more bandwidth</b>, with antivirus and patch updates downloaded only once and then distributed to other devices.  This is particularly useful to <b>businesses with relatively low-bandwidth connections e.g. to remote offices.</b></p>
<p>Monitoring in GFI Cloud is also enhanced with the addition of a <b>new check detecting and alerting on unexpected changes in disk space</b>.  This enables <b>more issues to be discovered on servers and workstations</b>, before they get a chance to impact operations.</p>
<h2>Q: Why do I need it?<b><i></i></b></h2>
<p>GFI Cloud is continuing to improve and evolve to make it the <b>one place for busy IT admins to easily manage their company’s IT</b>.  If you are short on time, resources or even bandwidth, GFI Cloud gives you one place to easily monitor and protect your IT network, wherever you are.</p>
<p>From one central point of control, you always know what’s on your network and can catch issues early and fix them fast; at the same time you&#8217;re managing your security effectively, by both ensuring up-to-date antivirus and malware protection, as well as ensuring your software is updated with all the relevant security and performance patches.</p>
<h2>Q: Where can I check it out?<b><i></i></b></h2>
<p>You can start a free 30-day trial of <a href="http://www.gficloud.com/land/gfi-cloud-unified/?adv=13558&amp;loc=33">GFI Cloud</a> today and see for yourself how easy it is to manage and secure all your servers, workstations and laptops while you’re on the move.</p>
<p><i>Want to learn more about this product? <a href="http://www.gficloud.com/?adv=13558&amp;loc=34">Visit our website</a></i><i>  to find out how easily you can manage your IT with antivirus, workstation and server monitoring, patch management, asset tracking and remote control in one unified platform!</i></p>
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